It was reported that an intraocular lens (iol) had malfunctioned (came undone/loose) in patient's left eye.Further information was provided and the patient reported the lens became detached and was located in the web of his eye.The patient started seeing like looking through thick plastic or heavy smoke.In a (b)(6) 2019 examination, the patient had reduced visual acuity (va) in left eye.Dilated fundus exam (dfe) showed iol torn completely away at 12 and 2 o'clock positions.Best corrected visual acuity (bcva) 20/400.The patient was referred to a retina specialist for dislocated iol.In (b)(6) 2019, the patient had a retinal evaluation.Patient states that in june he noticed he could not see any longer out of his left eye.The patient complained of blurred vision, pain, and floaters.The patient denied any noticeable changes to va.The timing is described as constant, quality is unchanging, and severity is described as stable.The retina specialist diagnosed as a subluxation of lens in left eye and the iol is in the vitreous.The examination also revealed episcleritis.Therefore, the lens was explanted and replaced with another lens.No additional information was provided.
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